SkySafari 6 Plus
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Description

SkySafari 6 Plus goes beyond most basic astronomy apps by providing you with a full-featured space simulator with telescope control.

Note that there is no discount upgrade path from SkySafari 6 Plus to SkySafari 6 Pro. Choose carefully!

Here's what's new in version 6:

1) Complete support for MacOS. We got you covered and release regular updates.

2) Clouds and Astronomy. Two words that rarely go together. Rewritten from the ground up, SkySafari 6 Plus will (optionally) back up all of your observing data in our secure cloud storage and make it easily accessible to multiple devices as well as from our new web interface, LiveSky.com.

3) We Have The Best Stars. Precise, modern and deep. We’ve updated our star catalog to use the latest and greatest, UCAC5 star catalog.

4) Observers First. A redesign of our tools puts the active observer first. Quick access to features like your equipment, observing sites, lists, and observations make it easy and enjoyable to get out, observe, and record your observations.

6) Plan It. Make the most of your time under the stars. Our updated planner is a powerful tool that lets you create a list of targets for your observing session with filters like object types, specific time ranges, constellation, catalog, and more. Plan it and get more done.

7) Share It. SkySafari 6 is more than just an app, it’s a new system to help organize and share your observing experiences. With a free signup, you can see and share your observing data from our web portal, LiveSky.com! Affordable premium memberships add online editing, so you can not only view, but edit your observations, add new observing sites, manage your equipment and more. Finally, you can view, edit and manage your settings files with SkySafari Web, our fully functional web version.

If you haven't used SkySafari 6 Plus before, here's what you can do with it:

6.1.0

Apr 25, 2018

- Added support for exporting an observing list in CSV format.- Fixed bug where the in-app purchases were not showing up for some people.- Fixed bug that prevented deleting equipment.- Fixed bug with selecting some items in the search results list.- Fixed problem where the toolbar icons weren't displayed if you had the "Increase contrast" accessibility setting on.- Fixed bug where Align wasn't always working when connected to a Push-To or Celestron Wi-Fi mount.- Fixed bug where the "Locked" setting for Saved Settings wasn't working properly.- Fixed bug where pre-defined equipment could be added to your list multiple times.- Fixed bug connecting to scope when you have less than 3 FOV indicators.- Miscellaneous other tweaks and bug fixes.

6.0.2

Apr 9, 2018

- Added item in Help menu to take you to the macOS Community Forums.- Show DSS Image to the context menu.- Added Show DSS Image to the Selection menu.- Improved highlighting of items in lists.- Fixed bug where the Object Info could go blank when animating time in Orbit mode.- Fixed bug where the tab bar (that you see when multiple settings are open) went blank when showing and hiding the toolbar.- Cleaned up various other rough edges from the first release.

Ratings and Reviews

4.9 out of 5

7 Ratings

7 Ratings

Glostrite
10/02/2018

SkySafari 6 Plus

Not vastly different than 5 Plus, but lots of nice additions.

This app fills many of my needs as a serious amateur astronomer:

No need to drags heavy chart books to the field, and the fact that it represents comets, astroids, planets and other objects that move in real time, it is superior to those printed resources.Makes observing session planning fun and efficient.Thanks to the finderscope/telrad and eyepiece field of view circles, target locating is fast and easy. I can often “star hop" to a deep sky object faster that those who rely on computerized go-to scopes.The “Object Info” utility is a super resource. Provides all the essential info on the object being observed: distance, magnitude, transit time, physical properties, and much more.For newbies, SS6 a great way to explore and learn the night sky. And for more experience folk, going “virtual” stargazing in SS6 can be very entertaining on cloudy nights.

Next to my optical equipment, it is my most important resource.

Glostrite
10/02/2018

SkySafari 6 Plus

Not vastly different than 5 Plus, but lots of nice additions.

This app fills many of my needs as a serious amateur astronomer:

No need to drags heavy chart books to the field, and the fact that it represents comets, astroids, planets and other objects that move in real time, it is superior to those printed resources.Makes observing session planning fun and efficient.Thanks to the finderscope/telrad and eyepiece field of view circles, target locating is fast and easy. I can often “star hop" to a deep sky object faster that those who rely on computerized go-to scopes.The “Object Info” utility is a super resource. Provides all the essential info on the object being observed: distance, magnitude, transit time, physical properties, and much more.For newbies, SS6 a great way to explore and learn the night sky. And for more experience folk, going “virtual” stargazing in SS6 can be very entertaining on cloudy nights.